Chapter 1676 - Supreme Venerable Stone
The Sacred Institute was located in the most prosperous part of the Endless Continent. And a Sacred City had been built there.
There was also a Hero Palace, where strong people from all the races gathered.
Jiang Chen arrived with the Stepping Heavenward Venerable Monster with great expectations and curiosity, wondering to what extent these races had rebuilt the Sacred Institute.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed very soon. The current Sacred Institute, without adopting the spirit of the former Sacred Institute that once had fought the Demons, was only a shell of its former self.
In the old Sacred Institute, all the races had worked together in unity. They had overcome their prejudices and contributed what they had could to the general welfare.
This was the goal of the current Sacred Institute as well. But, unfortunately, everyone was still hung up on their own selfish interests.
It did not mean that the Sacred Institute had been established for individuals or races to gain interests. On the contrary, no one had the nerve to try to gain interests in the name of the Sacred Institute, because that would incur contempt from all the other races.
Junior Supreme Venerables had one vote, Senior Supreme Venerables had three votes, and Extraordinary Supreme Venerables had ten votes. The right to vote should in no way be underestimated.
Although the current Sacred Institute was not good enough for Jiang Chen, it was after all still a force that had an influence on the entire world.
The integration of resources and the planning of deployments would both depend on the Sacred Institute’s decisions.
The right to vote could help each force and each race gain more interests for themselves.
Jiang Chen certainly followed Stepping Heavenward Venerable Monster with enthusiasm.
The selection of Supreme Venerables was taking place in Sacred City. It was an open and transparent process. The test to select Supreme Venerables was strict. Trickery was absolutely forbidden.
This Sacred City was much larger than the former one in the Realm of Nine Heavens. It had been built only three years ago and was already crowded with people. It was now one of the ten largest mega-cities in the world.
The ten largest mega-cities in the world were determined not only by area, but also by population. Only a city with more than 10 million inhabitants could be called a mega-city.
In such a crowded city, the place most people wanted to visit was certainly in the city center where the Supreme Venerable Stone was located.
Whether one was qualified to be a Supreme Venerable would depend on the Supreme Venerable Stone.
This was why trickery was impossible. After all, the Supreme Venerable Stone didn’t have feelings.
The Supreme Venerable Stone’s reliability had been doubted when Jian Yi was selected as an Extraordinary Supreme Venerable. But then Jian Yi proved the authority of the Supreme Venerable Stone to people by the use of his sword.
“The test is simple. Put your hand on the Supreme Venerable Stone. Qualifiers will get a grade, while non-qualifiers will be sent flying,” Stepping Heavenward Venerable Monster said to Jiang Chen.
Then they heard exclamations coming from the crowd around the Supreme Venerable Stone. They heard a crack of energy and then a man was sent flying.
Ha, ha, ha. The crowd then erupted into laughter. One’s happiness always stems from others’ misfortunes.
The man who had failed the test got up. He smiled awkwardly and then ran into the crowd to slip away.
Since the Supreme Venerable Stone was available at the moment, Stepping Heavenward Venerable Monster threw Jiang Chen a look, suggesting the latter take a try.
Jiang Chen saw the Supreme Venerable Stone for the first time. It was oval and had a smooth surface. And its pure black color gave it a quality of metal.